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Abstract
Stewart—Bluefarb syndrome is a rare condition involving skin lesions that share clinical features with Kaposi sarcoma and that are secondary to an underlying arteriovenous fistula. We report the case of a 24-year-old man with progressive growth of skin lesions on the lower third of his left leg. Diagnosis of Stewart-Bluefarb syndrome was confirmed histologically and with detection of an arteriovenous fistula.
Key words:
pseudo-Kaposi sarcoma
Stewart-Bluefarb
arteriovenous fistula
Kaposi sarcoma
Resumen
El pseudosarcoma de Kaposi tipo síndrome de Stewart-Bluefarb es una entidad poco frecuente que presenta lesiones cutáneas semejantes clínicamente al sarcoma de Kaposi, secundarias a una comunicación arteriovenosa subyacente. Presentamos el caso de un varón de 24 años con unas lesiones cutáneas de crecimiento progresivo en el tercio distal de su pierna izquierda. La histología y la demostración de una comunicación arteriovenosa patológica confirmaron el diagnóstico de síndrome de Stewart-Bluefarb.
Palabras clave:
pseudosarcoma de Kaposi
Stewart-Bluefarb
comunicación arteriovenosa
sarcoma de Kaposi
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